Nursing home or home care

Usually your family or a home care agency can help you with your housework and personal care. If that is not possible, you may be able to get a place in a nursing home. For this, you need an indication. An indication is a decision that states what Health you need and whether you will get it. You get this indication from the Centrum Indicatiestelling Health (CIZ).

What should I do?

  • At the CIZ you can see if you should have an indication for the Health you need. 
  • You can apply for the indication yourself. But you can also have a professional caregiver do the application. For example, a home care agency or the family doctor. 
  • In cases of emergency, a physician always makes the request.

Need help arranging or apply something from the digital government? Then contact the Digital Government Information Point.

What do I need?

  • identity documents of you and your partner, if any
  • Citizen service numbers of you and your partner, if any
  • proof of your income and that of your partner